| Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. WAN optimization project yields speedy ROI for insurance company It can be hard to put a number on gains associated with IT projects. But it's always interesting to hear when a company goes through the effort to quantify its investment returns and shares what it discovers. In times like these, when every IT dollar spent is scrutinized, it's especially comforting to see a project yield big dividends - in this case a WAN optimization project. Podcast: Starting a new business in a bad economy With a gloomy economy and layoffs looming at every corner, you might think that now would not be the best time to quit your job and start a new business. But that might be the perfect time to do so, argues author Ed Hess, who talks about some of the steps you should take before you make the leap into starting a new business. (15:17) Aberdeen spotlights Web application performance When application performance suffers, so does business performance. Last year Aberdeen Group released research showing that issues with application performance could impact corporate revenue by up to 9%. Now the research firm has new data that shows just how quickly Web visitors can get turned off by poor Web application performance. What is considered good application performance? Like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, optimal application performance is in the experience of the end user. It's a subjective matter that can bewilder network managers trying to ensure every app performs as its end users expect. And while the process of determining what optimal application performance is can be ambiguous, it is crystal clear when the goal has not been met and end users are complaining about slow service and non-responsive applications. Poor application performance translates to lost revenue, research shows Poor application performance causes more than headaches for end users trying to access resources and network managers hoping to keep workers productive. It impacts a business bottom line and equals lost revenue to many organizations, a recent Aberdeen Research study shows. Application performance management: What makes it so hard? As part of our coverage of the state of network optimization, I asked Hon Wong, CEO of Symphoniq (and former co-founder of NetIQ), to weigh in on the challenges of Web application performance. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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